Abide in christ

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​“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” (John 15:7)

Are we praying without ceasing? Are we asking? But just as important, are we abiding. Abiding in Christ means to stay connected, to rest, to spend time with Him. No one can tell us how and what that should look like, although Daniels’s example of praying three times a day can provide some insight. 

Effective prayer requires us to abide. It is not a hit or miss, when we want to or just when we need to. Abiding in Christ is our yielding to Him and trusting Him. We realize we can do nothing without Him. 

“One of the first results, then, of our abiding union with Christ will be the certain exercise of prayer: “Ye shall ask.” If others neither seek, nor knock, nor ask, you at any rate, shall do so. Those who keep away from Jesus do not pray. Those in whom communion with Christ is suspended feel as if they could not pray; but Jesus says, “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask.” Prayer comes spontaneously from those who abide in Jesus.” Charles Spurgeon 

GiGi❤️

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